Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,The Labor Day holiday marks a transition in the weeks of summer. Vacation season ends, schools reopen, and congregations resume a faster pace of ministry and programming. I hope summer was a refreshing time for you, and I hope that the weeks ahead go well as fuller schedules return. Here

Brandon Burke has been such an inspiration to so many over the last seven years.At age 16, Brandon received a devastating diagnosis of Ewing Sarcoma, a rare and aggressive bone cancer in his left tibia. It was a very difficult time for Brandon as well as for his family and friends. It is truly a

We have a story to tell: How the Holy Spirit works through the congregations, institutions and programs to accomplish God’s will! Mission interpreters tell the story. They are making Christ known by sharing the excitement of our synod and churchwide mission and ministry with their own and other congregations. To find out more about what

On June 1, 2014, 160 people from 3 congregations in Hawley, Pa became one Church as we expressed gratitude to God for all our blessings and left the walls of our buildings to go out and serve our community. Pastor Colleen Cox of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Pastor Anna Knox of Hawley United Methodist Church,

The shape of ministry has many faces. Fulfilling and applying indirect ministry roles, quietly and unanimously offers one’s gift in service to Christ Jesus who mediates on our behalf to GOD in Heaven. On August 1st and 8th, friends, and members of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, volunteered their hands, their possessions, and their time, to